Peggy Ashcroft
Acting
December 22, 1907
Died at age 83
June 14, 1991
Date of Death
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
42 Credits
Biography
Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft, DBE, (22 December 1907 - 14 June 1991) known professionally as Peggy Ashcroft, was an English actress whose career spanned more than sixty years. Born to a comfortable middle-class family, Ashcroft was determined from an early age to become an actress, despite parental opposition.
